🎤🍸 Sometimes you need a cocktail, oftentimes you need a good chuckle, and most days you could use both. American journalist and co-host of the From Cairo podcast Eric Knecht will take the stage at Maadi’s The Atrium tonight to kick off Shadow Comedy and Unapologetic Cocktails — a night where comedy goes uncensored and the cocktails just keep flowing.

Featuring a slew of both established comedians and brave first-timers, the evening is set to be all about spontaneity and community. “In the US, open mics are very popular, and that’s a little different here. In Egypt, comedy is more set — it’s orchestrated, and I kind of wanted to bring a little bit of the open mic chaos to the Egyptian scene,” Knecht tells EnterpriseAM. “Open mics are often how people become comedians, some people might not think they got what it takes, then they give it a shot and end up making entire careers out of it.”

Alongside the unfiltered comedy, there’ll be plenty of equally daring cocktails incorporating traditional Egyptian flavors, courtesy of Mashareeb. “On a daily basis, we’re surrounded by certain flavors like Sobia or Doum that you likely won’t run into anywhere else. We’re trying to use those to create a mass appeal around cocktails… and depart from the usual mojitos and whiskey sours that are offered everywhere,” Mashareeb Co-founder Omar Orfaly tells us.

The show kicks off at 8pm tonight, but you can catch happy hour at 7pm with cocktail prices slashed in half until the show starts. Entry is at no cost, and you can reach out to The Atrium through Instagram to make a reservation or sign up for the open mic.

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